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Google and Authors Win Extension for Book Settlement

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Nov. 9, 2009
The parties to the Google book settlement, which would legalize the creation of a vast library of digital books, told the judge that they would submit a revised settlement by Monday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler